abkar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi आबकार (ābkār), from Persian ‎ (âbkâr), from ‎ (āb, “water”) (from Middle Persian ʾp̄ (āp, “water”), from Old Persian āpi- (), akin to Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬱‎ (āfš, “water”), Sanskrit अप् (ap, “water”), Lithuanian ùpė, Old Prussian appi (“river”)) + ‎ (kâr, “does”), akin to Sanskrit कर (kara, “doing, giving, effecting”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.kɑɹ/

Noun

abkar (plural abkars)

(India) A wine seller; one who is subject to the abkari tax.

Anagrams

Akbar, Bakar, Barak

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